It’s the last day of 2020 — and what a year it’s been. We’re so thankful for everyone who has stuck around with us, through thick and thin. We would not be here without your support, your encouragement and all the love you’ve given us about our recipes, our reviews and more.

Hungry Mind, Hungry Stomach has been two years strong, but this was actually our first year in which we decided to start the blog. Since then, it’s been the most amazing journey with all our friends, from near and afar. We decided to do our own little Rewind, to look back at all that’s been accomplished this year.

Putting together this Rewind was a lovely reminder of just how beautiful this community is. Whether you’re here from Facebook, Instagram, or WordPress, we’re shocked to see there’s so many of you! We love it! And the fact that our…

Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

PRE-AMBLE by Robert

The following is a quote from the recently published article, “DO YOU FEAR YOUR JOURNEY’S END? “Here are moments those walking in the light of Yeshua as believers and followers might, at times, forget. Our fleshly vessel is our “Holy Temple,” which the Lord has placed the upkeep, care and responsibility, upon us, to maintain as such. 1Corinthians3:16:Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit (o. pneuma) of God dwells in you?

OPENING STATEMENT by Robert

GOD has promised to be with Joshua, but Joshua must strive to act as one in partnership with God. My journey shows me, reliance on the old…

Somewhere in our hearts, we always wish to re-read some of the best reads from the past. The TBR, however, keeps hoarding new releases and new recommendations. This means the re-read list is ignored and pushed much lower on the reading rack.

So, my New Year resolution…if it had to be anything then it surely is to ‘Re-Read’ the best from the past.

My ‘re-read’ list comes from two categories – the books I read while growing up, which were mostly English Classics, and the recent reads that I absolutely adore!

Here I go…

1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy was on my intimidating long books to-read list and I was glad to read it. I think this was one of the best books I read in my life!

Anna Karenina is an iconic book, a fast read, and a beautiful story about…

Gratefulness for God’s blessings and graces upon graces makes us experience His love. His love is light that shatters the darkness of evil and sin in our life. His light gives hope, joy, peace and love.

Waking up each day is a blessing. Everything that transpires during the day is additional blessing. Showers of graces upon graces! Everyday we receive simple graces that we fail to notice and acknowledge. The year comes to a close and a new year awaits to usher new beginnings, new challenges. An opportunity to do the right thing and renew family ties and relationships. Let us also take this time to count our blessings; especially those we failed to recognize and appreciate.

2020 brought many frustrations and interrupted many plans in our lives- cancelled trips, a debut party that did not push through, a postponed wedding, or a long planned major purchase put on hold…

January is bad—even in a good year. This year is potentially worse. Okay, probably.

We are battling the dreaded “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Christmas is in the rear view mirror, bills have piled up, the belt buckle is tighter than we’d like to admit—oh, and its cold outside… and seasonal affective disorder is real… and we just entered another lockdown. #GoodTimes

Things that gave us joy like gathering with friends and family, singing alongside our brothers and sisters during worship, or trips to the arena, are now muted or cancelled.

All of this is why I think you should be proactive—not reactive—about your well-being for January.

From what I’ve seen, most people wait until they are very unhealthy before they take steps to be healthy again. But imagine a well that has been dug in the middle of a field. Based on my…

Tonight is New Year’s Eve so before I get into the substance of this post, I would like to wish all of you a Happy and Healthy New Year! 🥳

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So… New Year’s…

Growing up in America, this was not a holiday that I marked in any way, shape or form. Truly, I did not understand what all the fuss was about. Why was the transition between December 31^st and January 1^st any more significant than that between any two other calendar days?

The funny thing is that New Year’s Eve had once been a very big deal to both of my parents. You see, my mother had grown up in Lithuania, and my father had grown up in Russia, both under Soviet reign, both celebrating Novy God (Новый Год), which designates the Russian New Year’s celebration. Today, this holiday remains extremely popular in countries that were formerly…